Symbolic Space offers 1-2-1 personal and Symbolic Space Circle group sessions in Edinburgh, Scotland. We also work online.
Please see below for more details on personal and Symbolic Space Circle sessions.
We also offer workshops and webinars on symbolic work. For enquiries, please get in touch with us through the Contact Us page.
Personal (1-2-1) Sessions
Working with intention
Symbolic Space work begins with a client’s intention. An intention can be for healing, for releasing certain beliefs or patterns of behaviour, for understanding or clarity, for a change. The intention might address a particular aspect of life (for example, relationships, work, integrity, fulfilment), a certain habit, or the whole worldview of the client. It might be for personal power, deeper connection with the self and/or with others, for more meaning in life, or for a more creative life.
Three main aspects of symbolic work
The beauty of the work in Symbolic Space can be explained through its three main aspects. First, a facilitator does not need to know any specifics of the client’s situation — all the work is done through exploration of symbols, metaphors, and client’s connection with space. Second, a facilitator holds the space for the client and helps them to explore their inner landscape through gentle, non-suggestive questions — a facilitator does not instruct the client; all the work is focused on accessing the client’s own deep knowledge. In addition, the work in Symbolic Space is not done analytically — during a session the client does not use the rational part of the mind to figure out what the symbols mean or how to solve a particular problem.
The Symbolic Space approach allows the client to tap into the knowledge of non-linguistic parts of their knowledge — the knowledge stored in the body and the unconscious parts of the brain. Only after the work is done and a shift is experienced within the session, we “bring it home” — the facilitator guides the client with specific techniques to allow the conscious mind to own the change and to incorporate the new experience into memory.
A client-driven approach
Symbolic Space is a client-driven approach. This means that every session is unique and is tuned to the client’s specific needs at the moment. For example, in some sessions we can work with objects and their symbology to figure out the client’s needs. In other sessions we can explore spatial relationship with the goal: in sessions like these the work begins with literally positioning the client and the representation of the goal in the space of the room and we work out what needs to happen. In yet others the work can go very deep into a personal landscape, touching on ancestral energy and/or the power of the connection with the world. These are only few examples of what can happen during symbolic work.
Personal session price and booking
£40 / €45 / $50 per session. Concessions are available.
If you would like to enquire about a personal session, please contact us through the Contact Us page. For more information on your Symbolic Space facilitator, please visit the About page.
Symbolic Space Circle
Participation in a Symbolic Space Circle allows individuals to experience a novel way of exploring their intentions and connections with the self and the world. A Symbolic Space Circle offers an opportunity to explore a relationship with a situation, a goal, an intention using bodily awareness and movement in space. This allows to activate additional processing mechanisms in the brain that are otherwise unavailable to conscious thinking.
For more details on the next Symbolic Space Circle and to book a spot, please visit the Eventbrite page.